Commercial Analyst

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts across Bapcor products and​s

Paid birthday leave

Novated leasing

Job summary

Bapcor is seeking a commercially curious and analytical Commercial Financial Analyst to join the JAS Finance Team. You will deliver reporting, insights and analysis across sales, margins, products and branches, partnering with Sales, Operations, Product and Marketing to drive informed decisions.

You’ll build timely reports, identify trends, and support month-end, budgeting and forecasting with tight financial controls.

Qualifications

• You are capable of turning data into meaningful insights and identifying trends across sales, margins and product lines.
• You will develop and maintain robust reports and dashboards using Excel, VBA and Power BI.
• You will partner with Sales, Operations, Product and Marketing to translate business requirements into reporting solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily, weekly and monthly sales and commercial reporting, identifying trends and key drivers.
• Analyse sales, margins, products, brands, customers and branches for commercial insights.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Product and Marketing to translate requirements into reports and analysis.
• Analyze inventory and product performance to identify excess or obsolete stock and opportunities.
• Support branch-level P&L reporting for visibility of performance across JAS.
• Manage reporting and reconciliation for key accounts, including rebates and loyalty programs.
• Create and improve reports using Excel, VBA and Power BI for quick insight.
• Support month-end, budgeting, forecasting and continuous improvement with strong financial controls.

Skills

Advanced Excel

VBA

Power BI

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business

Tools

Pronto

Cognos

Phocas

Job description

You may not have heard of Bapcor, but you will know our brands.

Our businesses – including Burson, Autobarn, Midas, Truckline, BNT and JAS – are inside cars, on four-wheel drives and all over trucks.

We are an ASX listed company whose business spans the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering trade, retail, networks and service.

In joining our team, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive business with more than900 locations and 5,000 team members across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.

We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment where our people can thrive and do their best work.

We’re also passionate about our delivering for our customers, and living our values of:

• We do the right thing
• We are in it together
• We give a damn

Job Description

We are seeking a commercially curious and highly analytical Commercial Financial Analyst to join our JAS Finance Team.

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Analyst, you will play a key role in delivering commercial reporting, insights and analysis across the JAS business. You'll work closely with Sales & Operations, Product and Marketing teams to understand what is happening across sales, margins, products, brands, customers, inventory and individual branches.

A major focus of the role will be creating relevant and timely reporting that goes beyond simply presenting numbers. You'll identify trends as they emerge, investigate what is driving performance and provide insights that help the business respond quickly during the trading month.

This is an excellent opportunity for someonewho is highly capable with data and reporting and wants to build their career in commercial finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver daily, weekly and monthly sales and commercial reporting, identifying trends, risks, opportunities and key performance drivers.
• Perform detailed analysis across sales, margins, products, brands, customers and branches to provide meaningful commercial insights to the business.
• Partner with Sales & Operations, Product and Marketing teams to understand performance and translate business requirements into relevant reporting and analysis.
• Analyse inventory and product performance to identify duplication, excess and obsolete stock and opportunities to improve inventory outcomes.
• Support and enhance branch-level P&L reporting across JAS, helping provide greater visibility of individual branch performance.
• Manage the financial reporting and reconciliation requirements for key accounts, including customer rebates and loyalty programs.
• Create and continually improve reports using Excel, VBA and Power BI, enabling stakeholders to quickly identify trends and make informed decisions.
• Support month-end, budgeting, forecasting and continuous improvement activities while maintaining strong attention to detail, accuracy and financial controls.

Qualifications

You are someone who enjoys getting behind the numbers and understanding why performance is changing, rather than simply producing a report.

You are agile, tactical and comfortable responding quickly when emerging sales or margin trends require further investigation. You are also a self-starter with strong attention to detail and the discipline to thoroughly review and validate your own work before sharing it with stakeholders.

You will bring:

• Approximately 2–3 years' experience in commercial finance, financial analysis, management accounting or a similar analytical finance role.
• Demonstrated experience analysing top-line commercial performance, ideally across sales, margins, products, brands, customers or locations.
• Strong reporting capability with the ability to turn complex data into practical and commercially relevant insights.
• Advanced Excel skills, with VBA experience highly regarded.
• Experience creating or enhancing reports and dashboards using Power BI.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence partnering with stakeholders across Sales, Operations, Product, Marketing and Finance.
• A self-starting, agile and commercially curious mindset with the ability to manage changing priorities.

Highly Regarded

• Experience working with Pronto, Cognos or Phocas.
• Experience analysing inventory, product performance, pricing or margin.
• Exposure to customer rebates or loyalty programs.
• Experience within a product-based organisation, particularly automotive, FMCG, heavy vehicles, mining, wholesale or distribution.
• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business or a related discipline.

Additional Information

At Bapcor, we focus on what matters most for our customers, team members and the communities we serve. We go the extra mile to get the job done and always live our values.

In joining our team, you can access:

• Diverse career opportunities within the Bapcor Group
• Discounts across Bapcor products and services, including our Retail and Trade brands
• Industry leading policies to support your work/ life balance (gender neutral parental leave, purchase leave, volunteer leave etc…)
• Paid birthday leave
• Novated leasing and more

We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment, and encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, gender identity, abilities and backgrounds, providing a recruitment experience that’s fair, free from bias and accessible. If you need to inquire about reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email [e-mail]

No Recruitment Agencies Please!

While we understand that recruitment agencies would love to offer their support, we kindly request all agencies to refrain from contacting us regarding this job posting. All applications should be submitted directly by candidates.